Meditation Three

Hey everyone!  I'm sorry I haven't written for almost two weeks!  High school is...hard to describe.  One of my close friends said to me, "High school isn't even that big of a deal.  You just take care of business and get out."  Everyday, his words ring inside my head.  High school is an experience which is overwhelming, tiring, exhausting, mesmerizing, exciting, mind numbing, and nothing short of amazing.  In Biology, we have learned about the different levels of organization.  The definition of community is, "A group of species living together in one ecosystem."  High school is much the same.  We are each of a different species.  Yet, as most of us know, species coexist.  We have mutualism--- a relationship between different species where both individuals derive a benefit.  You might feel as if you are alone in high school.  You aren't though!  If you are yourself (I know, the repeated phrase), you will have friends. 
I can already tell that you are currently rolling your eyes and thinking, "This girl has no idea what she is talking about.  She is only a freshman.  High schools seems all great and amazing at the beginning, but her enthusiasm won't last long."  Well, you people better deal with the fact that what I say is true. BE CONFIDENT ABOUT YOURSELF!  I know, it doesn't sound very original.  Don't be someone you aren't.  Don't change yourself just so others can like you.  If someone doesn't like you because you don't have your hair a certain way or you suck at a particular sport, then they better just deal with it. 
I'm not saying that I don't have my moments of low self esteem.  I have them quite often.  I am affected by the smallest thing.  I overreact.  I'm not afraid to admit that.  I don't want you to be like me.  I want you to do the right thing for yourself. 
I have made so many friends in high school.  Just by having the simplest conversations.  A small joke made can create a laughter that goes on for ten minutes, and an observation can create discussions that last for much longer.  I truly need my friends.  They are part of the base of my support system.  If I didn't have friends, I wouldn't know what to do with myself.  So, I guess this is some passing thoughts I wanted to express.  They have been rattling around in my head for the past few days and, of course, I choose a Friday night to throw these thoughts at the Internet instead of doing my chorus essay.  (I guess I don't need to tell you I have a procrastination problem.)  
Conclusion:  Basically, I want all of you to be confident about yourselves.  Especially, if you're in high school.  Confidence can take you a long way.  I also would like to tell all of my close friends, thanks for being there for me. 

Dealing With Your Future (Meditation 2)

Currently, I do not know the age range of my readers.  You might be teenagers, like me.  You might be in your 20s, 30, 40s, and so on.  I have no idea really, who I am talking to.  So if there are people out there who wonder about their future, who read my blog posts, then we have something in common.  

I am always thinking about my future and how I could make my way in life.  I consider my characteristics, what I enjoy doing, and how I can leave a mark on the world.  I have thought about really working on this blog and making an impact on people as my job, architecture has been an idea, also singing or being an actress.  I am not able to make a decision though. 

We have all been asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"  We are never sure of how to answer.  There is no direct answer.  Whenever I am asked this question, I give that person the whole list of what I would love to do.  The usual answer is, "Oh."  There are some smart people who tell me, "Well, it's good that you have many ideas of what you want to do.  You don't have to know right now what you want to do."  I do agree with that.  I don't have to know.  That doesn't stop me from wanting to, though.  

I am on Facebook and whenever there is the opportunity of taking a quiz which "tells" you what job you could do I don't hesitate in taking it.  I usually get the answer of teacher.  This is something I do not want to do.  I don't want to teach anyone.  I want to create, not teach what has been created.  

I keep telling myself that whatever classes I enjoy the most in high school might be a sign to what I could work with.  I went to a formal lunch with my parents and there was a woman there that I barely knew and she went up to me when we were leaving and gave me some advice that I think you should all know.  She told me that I would do well at whatever I did in life.  She saw in me that I would sometimes doubt myself and that I should never do that.  The advice she gave me was this: do things one day at a time.  Do not rush through things and thing too far ahead.  She said just approach each day and handle each challenge when it comes to you.  She meant don't think months ahead or years ahead.  So I try to stick to one week now, but its an old habit of mine to think ahead.   

Meditation on Trends/Fads (Meditation 1)

     Unlike most teenagers, I do not like Aeropostale, Hollister, Abercrombie, or Abercrombie and Fitch.  I have noticed that all of these market very skimpy shirts, and their sweaters are equivalent to their shirts.  The jeans are not of terrible quality, but these stores need to learn that everyone has a different shape.  Not every teenage girl has a high metabolism making her a human pin needle.  Some of us actually have curves, and we sometimes can't --or shouldn't-- wear low-cut jeans.  I recommend that these designers should try some natural waist slimming jeans, jeggings, boot cut jeans and other styles.   

          I love designs that are meant for any shape, and that are very durable and comfortable.  I love stores such as Banana Republic, Lands' End, L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, and American Eagle.  American Eagle should make their shirts a little more durable and not so skimpy.  Also, natural waist jeans wouldn't hurt.  Anyway, at Banana Republic, the clothes are modern, durable, they look good, they are clean cut and crisp.  At Lands' End, L.L. Bean, and Eddie Bauer, the clothes are very durable as well, and they are of great quality.  I don't see anything wrong with that.

          My friends tell me I need a new wardrobe, and I look at them and  say, yes, I do.   The difference between what I mean and what they are saying is I want more of a voice in the clothes I wear, rather than the image promoted by "their" clothing companies.  My friends tell me that something I wear isn't cool.  Well, what makes something cool?  Is something cool if everyone wears it?  Is something cool if it comes from a specific clothing company?  I have my own definition of cool, as follows.

Cool-(n.) Something amazing, awesome, nice, great.  Something that is admired or loved by a person.  Something radical.  

          Not everyone has to wear the same clothing brand.  Not everyone has to agree with everyone else on clothes.  People, think singularity.  If you want to be original and you want to wear skinny jeans, then you are not being very original because everyone is wearing them!  Just because something is "trending" does not mean that it makes you look good.  People think that because something is "trending," they have to wear it immediately because it will make them seem up-to-date.  

          Trends are fads, and don't usually last long.  Whenever a company that "everyone loves" comes out with something new, it's considering trending.  It's just a way for the company to create more fads (something that doesn't last long) and earn quick money.  Think realistically, people. 

          Thanks for reading this blog.  Follow me for more of my particular fashion insights.  Tell me a topic/trend/fad/fashion statement to talk about and I will.  I promise!